Catawba Island Township Board of Township Trustees
Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2018
The regular business meeting of the Catawba Island Board of Township Trustees was called to order by Chairman Gary Mortus on Tuesday, January 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room.
In attendance were Gary Mortus, Matt Montowski, William Rofkar, Karen Shaw, Dan Barlow, John Gangway, Kevin Wylie, Rick Smetzer, Diane Belden, Randy Riedmaier, and Jack DeVore
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all.
William Rofkar made a motion to approve the December 26, 2017 Board of Trustees regular meeting minutes as presented. The regular meeting minutes included the reorganization for 2018. Matt Montowski seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Matt Montowski made a motion to approve and pay the bills, including the payroll, in the amount of $101,517.93. William Rofkar seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Correspondence
Annual notification from Virginia Park, Ottawa County Recorder, regarding Zoning Resolutions and Amendments per the Ohio Revised Code. The fees are $50 for a resolution and $20 for an amendment.
A letter from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources regarding the 2018 preliminary coastal erosion area mapping.
Fiscal
Fiscal Officer Karen Shaw presented the December 2017 financial reports and bank reconciliation. There were no questions or concerns.
Karen Shaw presented the Annual Appropriation Resolution for the Fiscal Year 2018.
William Rofkar made a motion to adopt the Annual Appropriation Resolution for the Fiscal Year 2018 as presented by the Fiscal Officer in the amount of $4,789,000. Matt Montowski seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Matt Montowski made a motion to allow the Fiscal Officer to create Blanket Certificates in 2018
not to exceed $15,000 at any one time assuming adequate appropriation amounts are available. William Rofkar seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
William Rofkar made a motion to transfer $400,000 from the General Fund to the Gas Tax Fund for the purpose of paying salaries, operating supplies, contracted services, etc. related to the repair and maintenance of township roads. Matt Montowski seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Zoning
Matt Montowski said there were four zoning permits and one map amendment in December with a total of $449.60 collected in fees.
Matt Montowski said there were 111 zoning permits, 22 variances, and 4 map amendments issued in 2017 along with a few other zoning related items with a total of $14,785.74 collected in fees.
Police
Police Chief John Gangway said he recently met with members of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at East Harbor regarding ice fishing. He said they had three rangers at the Catawba State Park to help with the high number of ice fishermen over the weekend.
Maintenance
Maintenance Supervisor Dan Barlow said five requests were sent out for bidding on grinding of the compost material and only one was received.
William Rofkar made a motion to approve a grinding contract with Barnes Nursery for $9,900 including a contamination clause for damage to the grinder beyond normal wear for expenses not to exceed $2,500. Matt Montowski seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dan Barlow presented a proposal for $83,544.07 from the Ottawa County Engineer’s Office for drainage improvements in the township cemetery.
Trustees agreed they wanted to discuss the project with the Engineer’s Office prior to approval.
Fire
Fire Chief Kevin Wylie said they are looking at specifications for a new ambulance.
Kevin Wylie reported for the year 2017 the department had 46 fire calls and 360 EMS runs for a call total of 406.
New Business
Matt Montowski made a motion to pay Ohio Public Entity Consortium – Healthcare Cooperative $54,380.82 for Benovation Run-Out Claims and Administration for January 1, 2018 to June, 30, 2018. William Rofkar seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
Matt Montowski made a motion to adjourn the meeting. William Rofkar seconded the motion. All voted aye. The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
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Gary Mortus, Chairman Karen Shaw, Fiscal Officer